On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't remember, but what was the price?
As always with Dell, it depends on how you buy it. Prices start at $300 for Linux-based systems. The unit I spec'ed out with 4 GB RAM, Vista Biz, 80 GB HDD, 17-inch DVI-D LCD, and 5-year NBD on-site service was around $1100. > $210 with 2gigs of ram and 320gb harddrive... and room for an optical drive. Part of the appeal of the FX160 is the small size. It looks like that MSI unit is considerably larger. (Yah, they're both small, but when you're talking something smaller than most CD-ROM drives, little differences are big.) Plus you're not really comparing apples-to-apples with a whitebox off NewEgg. No support, minimal warranty. No peripherals -- so factor in cost of keyboard, mouse, etc. No software. If you buy a Vista Biz FPP for that -- and you'd have to, with it shipping without OS -- that's $300 for the OS alone. I'm not saying one *shouldn't* buy the product you point to -- it may or may not be appropriate for someone's situation -- just that you're not making a fair comparison. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
